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To Keep the South Manitou Light

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Set on South Manitou Island in Lake Michigan during the fall of 1871, ""To Keep the South Manitou Light"" tells the fictional tale of a twelve-year-old girl named Jessie, whose family has been taking care of the lighthouse on the island for generations. Jessie's mother has kept the light by herself since Jessie's grandfather died of a heart attack ten days before the story begins. Afraid her family will lose the lighthouse, Jessie decides not to mail her mother's letter informing the Lighthouse Service of her grandfather's death and instead puts it in one of her mother's canning jars and tosses it into the lake. Later, as a fierce November ice storm hits the island, the repercussions of this action will not only teach Jessie about honor and responsibility but will also give her hard-earned insight into what it means to be brave. Written for children between the ages of 8 and 12, ""To Keep the South Manitou Light"" provides regional history along with everyday lessons, all while engrossing young readers in an exciting story.

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ISBN: 9780814332368
Publication date: 30th April 2006
Author: Anna Egan Smucker
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Format: Paperback
Pagination: 130 pages
Series: Great Lakes Books Series